Coin-mailing card.



No. 779,715. PATENTED JAN. 10, 1905.

J-KETTEMAN. COIN MAILING CARD.

APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 6. 1904.

Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KETTEMAN, or roLEno'oHio.

COIN-MAILING-CARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,715, dated January 10, 1905.

Application filed September 6,1904. Serial No. 223,343.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJOHN KETTEMAN, of Toledo, county of Lucas, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Mailing Cards; and I do hereby declare that the'following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention has reference to coin-mailing cards; and it has for its object to provide a card of this character constructed from a single piece of material having positive and simple means for securing a coin in position thereon for the purpose of mailing, with absolute assurance that the same will not become dislodged.

A further object is to provide a device of this character having means for securing coins of various sizes thereon, either of which may be secured with positive assurance against dislodgment.

To this end my invention consists of a card having a transverse holding or retaining strip, underneath which the coin is inserted, a flap on one side of the retaining-strip formed with a transverse slit, and a locking-tongue provided with a deflected barb adapted to be inserted through the slit in the flap, the barb engaging the edge of the slit and preventing the accidental or forced withdrawal of the tongue after insertion.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 shows a card in blank constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 shows a coin secured upon the card ready for mailing, the tongue and flap on opposite sides of the retaining-strip being locked together. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the card and the coin secured thereon.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a card constructed of paper or other like material having the requisite flexibility to permit of being bent without breaking. Extending transversely of the card are two transverse slits 2 and 3, forming an integral strip 4 between them, underneath which the coin is inserted. Arranged on one side of the strip 4 by cutting the card parallel to the slits 2 and 3 and also angularly thereto, as shown, is an integral flap 5, having a transverse slit 6, adapted to receive the tongue 7, also cut from the card at the opposite side of the strip 4, being joined to the card at its inner end adjacent to the slit 3. Formed on the interior of the tongue by severing along three sides and having the remaining side joined thereto along a line extending in a transverse direction is a barb 8, adapted to be deflected angularly to the tongue to engage the edge of the slit 6 when the tongue is inserted therein. To adapt the card for mailing various sizes of coins, the slits 2 and 3 are extended by tearing or cutting along indented lines 9, provided at the ends of the slits, and the flap 5 may be lengthcned by tearing or cutting along indented lines 10, provided on opposite sides of the flap. The position of various sizes of coins with relation to the retaining-strip, the flap, and the locking-tongue is indicated in dotted outline, Fig. 1, (4 indicating a dime, b a quarter, and c a half-dollar.

The manner of operating my improved coinmailing card is as follows: The flap is deflected at an angle to the face of the card by pressing the end of the finger against the same, and the coin is then inserted beneath the retainingstrip, being thereby firmly held against lateral displacement, the endwise movement or tendency to slide entirely through the retainingstrip being prevented by the flap. The barb on the tongue having been deflected at an angle thereto by the insertion of a match, pin, or other suitable instrument, the tongue is now inserted through the slit in the flap, the barb instantly springing outward upon being drawn therethrough, and consequently securing the tongue in locked position. It will thus be seen that the coin will be firmly held against disloclgrnent. If the coin to be mailed is a large coin, the slits 2 and 3 are extended by cutting or tearing the lines of indentation at their extreme ends, and in like manner the flap may be lengthened by cutting or tearing the indented lines on opposite sides thereof. By providing means for increasing the length of the flap to adapt the same for various sizes of coins the necessity of forming more than a single barb in the locking-tongue is overcome.

It Will be observed from the foregoing description that I provide a coin-mailing card which is extremely simple and effective for the purpose intended, the positive locking of coin in position upon the card being accomplished by a simple manipulation of the parts.

The novelty, utility, and advantages of my invention should be apparent.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A coin-mailing card having a transverse retaining-strip to permit the insertion of a coin beneath the same, a flap adapted to be deflected angularly to the body of the card and having a transverse slit, and a tongue formed with an interior barb, adapted to be inserted through the slit in the flap to cause the barb thereon to engage the edge of said slit, substantially as described.

2. A coin-mailing card having two transverse slits providing between them an integral retaining-strip for a coin, a flap provided with a transverse slit, arranged at one sideof the retaining-strip, and a tongue on the opposite side of the strip, said tongue being formed with an interior barb adapted to spring outward at an angle to the tongue and engage the edge of the slit When the tongue is inserted therein, substantially as described.

3. A coin-mailing card having two transverse parallelslits and provided with extended lines of indentation at the ends of said slits, a flap provided with a transverse slit, said flap being capable of deflection angularly out of the plane of the card and having parallel lines of indentation on opposite sides thereof, and a tongue formed with an interior barb adapted to be deflected to engage the edge of the slit in the flap When the tongue is inserted therein, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN KETTEMAN.

Witnesses:

CARL H. K LLER, EUGENE GWINNER. 

